Dec. 14-18

Monday, December 14

Harpers Ferry

1860 Election 

Weekly Assignment Work Time

Weekly Assignment Due on Thursday Dec. 17th

Tuesday, December 15

Comparing North vs. South

Wednesday, December 16

Fort Sumter

“Did the South have a right to secede?”

Thursday, December 17

Guest Speaker on Civil War 

Weekly Assignment Due 

Friday, December 18

Christmas Carol Culmination Assignment

Dec. 7-11

Monday, December 7

Fredrick Douglass Reading from Collections

Weekly Assignment: Scholastic Upfront Article Due Friday

Tuesday, December 8

Complete Fredrick Douglas

Document Slavery Questions

Wednesday, December 9

Career Activity

Thursday, December 10

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Dred Scott Decision

Friday, December 11

Learning Target Quiz

Harpers Ferry

1860 Election 

Weekly Assignment Due

Nov. 30-Dec. 4

Monday, November 30th

Pre-Civil War

Missouri Compromise 

Compromise of 1850

Free & Slave State Map

Tuesday, December 1

Why We Study Slavery Rational 

Wednesday, December 2

Harriet Tubman Reading

Harriet Tubman Character Traits Assignment

Thursday, December 3

Harriet Tubman Cont.

Friday, December 4

Walking Field Trip to Historical Museum 

Harriet Tubman Assignment Due Monday, December 7th

Nov. 16-20

Monday, November 16th

Complete Westward Timeline

Alaska

Hawaii

Prep for Westward Movement Assessment

Weekly Assignment: “Transcontinental Railroad”

Tuesday, November 17th

Westward Movement Test

Weekly Assignment Work Time

Wednesday, November 18th

Cherokee Case Study

*Understanding Native American Stereotypes/Racism of the early 1800’s

Thursday, November 19th

Cherokee Case Study

*Assimilation & “Civilization” of Native Americans

Friday, November 20th

LTQ

Cherokee Case Study

*Indian Removal Act

Weekly Assignment Due

Monday, November 9th

Westward Timeline

  Oregon Trail

  Manifest Destiny

Weekly Assignment= “An Urgent Message”

Tuesday, November 10th

Westward Timeline

  Annexation of Texas

  US-Mexican War

Wednesday, November 11th

Up-Front Reading

Quick History of Veterans Day

Thursday, November 12th

Westward Timeline

  California Gold Rush

  Gadsden Purchase

  Transcontinental Railroad

  Alaska

Friday, November 13th

Learning Target Quiz

Weekly Assignment Due

Begin Cherokee Case Study

Monday, November 2nd

Westward Movement Event Research & Presentation Preparation 

Tuesday, November 3rd

Westward Movement Event Research & Presentation Preparation 

Wednesday, November 4th

Westward Movement Timeline

Early Release

Thursday, November 5th

Westward Movement Timeline

Early Release

Friday, November 6th

Westward Movement Timeline

No Weekly Assignment This Week

No LTQ This Week

Monday, October 26th

Complete Amendment discussion

Protected Rights/Amendments Scenarios 

Weekly Assignment “Changing the World” Article with questions

Tuesday, October 27th

Constitution Unit Test Prep.

Wednesday, October 28th

Review of Test Cont.

Written Portion of Constitution Test

Thursday, October 29th

Constitution Test

Friday, October 30th

Westward Movement Event Research & Presentation Preparation 

Weekly Assignment Due

No Learning Target Quiz do to Constitution Test this week

Monday, October 19th

Electoral College

“Bush v Gore”

Start Weekly Assignment

Weekly Assignment: Tinker v Des Moines & N.J. v T.L.O

Bill to Law Projects Due

Tuesday, October 20th

Madison Field Trip

Wednesday, October 21st

Judicial Branch Overview

Bill of Rights/Amendments Explanation

Picture Book of Rights

Thursday, October 22nd

Bill of Rights/Amendments cont..

Picture Book cont…

Friday, October 23rd

LTQ

Weekly Assignment Discussion

Brown v Board of Education DBQ Activity

Weekly Assignment Due

Monday, October 12th

Bill to law project work day

Project Due Monday, October 19th

OPEN PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES 4-7

Tuesday, October 13th

Bill to law project work day

Wednesday, October 14th

Up-front Article The Migrant Crisis

Thursday, October 14th

Bill to law project work day

Friday, October 15th

Executive Branch

No Learning Target Quiz this week

No Weekly Assignment this week

Project Due Monday, October 19th

Monday, October 5th

Article One of the Constitution (Legislative Branch)

Weekly Assignment: Frayer Model Vocabulary Worksheet 

Tuesday, October 6th

Steps on how a bill becomes a law 

Create idea for a bill

Wednesday, October 7th

Bill to law simulation

Thursday, October 8th

Bill to law simulation

Friday, October 9th

LTQ on Legislative Branch, Preamble, 7 Principles of Constitution 

Begin bill to law assessment project

Weekly Assignment Due

Monday, September 28th

DBQ Federalists vs Anti-Federalists

“Should the Constitution Be Ratified”

Weekly Assignment: “10 Things You Need to Know About China”

Tuesday, September 29th

Up Front Magazine “Whats the Deal With the Iran Deal”

Wednesday, September 30th

“Why A Bill Of Rights” Article

Goals of the Preamble to the Constitution

Thursday, October 1st

7 Principles of the Constitution

Friday, October, 2nd

LTQ

Review China Article

7 Principles cont.

Preamble practice

Weekly Assignment Due 

Monday, September 21st

Constitutional Convention Simulation 

Weekly Assignment: No assignment this week

Tuesday, September 22nd

Constitutional Convention Simulation

Wednesday, September 23rd

Conclude Constitutional Convention Simulation

Thursday, September 24th 

Learning Target Quiz: Reflection on Constitutional Convention

Ratifying and Adoption p.198 & p.199

Ben Franklin’s Speech

Week of September 14th

Monday, September 14th

*Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation

*Delegate Draft

*Weekly Assignment= Delegate Packet (Due Friday, September 18th)

Tuesday, September 15th
*Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan  

*Delegate Research

Wednesday, September 16th

*Understanding the how slavery affected the Creation of the Constitution 

*Student collaboration on Constitutional issues

Thursday, September 17th

*Lit Selection: Our Independence and the Constitution by Dorothy C. Fisher

Friday, September 18th (Karcher Way Day)

*LTQ

*Weekly Assignment Due (Delegate Packet)